If @smith.senate.gov decided to run for MN Governor - I'd vote for her in a heartbeat. She has what it takes to lead during this dangerous attack on our democracy. Wish someone else who is running took a page out of Tina Smith's playbook.

Proud of @smith.senate.gov for skipping yesterday's State of the Union address. Sad that some Democrats from MN felt compelled to attend. Trump and his Administration aren't normal. Dems who attended the speech, normalized something that should not be tolerated.

YouTube video by SenatorBlumenthal ICE Whistleblower Reveals Shocking Information

Instruct cadets to break the law. youtube.com/shorts/h8-RT...

YouTube video by The Resistance The Real State of the Union (Stand Up, Speak Out) — Modern Protest Song | Anti-Authoritarian Anthem

The Real State of the Union. Share it. 🙂
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Reporting from Dilley Detention Facility in Texas, Jim talks to immigration attorney Chris Godshall-Bennett and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona A recording from Jim Acosta's live video

Reporting from Dilley Detention Facility in Texas, Jim talks to immigration attorney Chris Godshall-Bennett and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona
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New Jersey MAGA Couple Slams Trump For 'Ruining Our Lives' After Husband Gets Detained By ICE

Who could've seen this coming?

Schiff: I've not missed the State of the Union in the 25 years I've been in Congress, but we have never had a president violate the constitution every day with seeming impunity.

We can't treat this as some new normal, so I'm here boycotting...

Minnesota superintendent details just TEN MINUTES under ICE occupation

@smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov Demand a bipartisan committee investigate CoreCivic and its operation of the Dilly (family) Detention Center in Texas, including an on-site inspection. NOW.

Leavenworth takes step forward on CoreCivic Detention Center in contentious hearing It was another packed meeting, where over 60 people signed up to speak during the public hearing portion.

It's appalling how CoreCivic prays on economically depressed communities asking residents to trade their soul for a livable wage and benefits. www.kctv5.com/2026/02/25/l...

Google claims that its new data center (to be built in Pine Island, MN) is a good thing and will benefit the community, state, and Xcel Energy. We'll be the judge of that.

Marta (@grammamarta) Everybody knows it’s true. The republicunts just don’t care.

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At least 20 communities with large warehouses are stealth targets for massive ICE detention centers. 'There was absolutely no warning' | Fortune In many cases, mayors, county commissioners, governors and members of Congress learned about ICE’s ambitions only after the agency bought or leased space for detainees.

More and more of these warehouse concentration camps are being stealthily planned without the communities themselves having much of a warning. We need to make sure we’re shutting these down where we can

Unite and Rise 8.5: An Initiative to Defend Democracy | League of Women Voters Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, we’ve seen increased attacks on our democratic systems and a failure by Congress to intervene. This came to a head in early April, when the ...

Call to action
www.lwv.org/uniteandrise

Can't think of a better time to join/donate to the League of Women Voters
www.lwv.org

YouTube video by The Resistance Make Lying Wrong Again – Satirical Anti-Trump Ballad About MAGA Lies & GOP Hypocrisy

Here's an idea. Pass it along.
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Join us for the real State of the Union event — DEFIANCE.org Opposition figures, current & former elected officials, celebrities, and other leaders will gather to tell the TRUTH and to counter Donald Trump’s lies. They’ll lay out how Trump’s historic abuses of ...

You have a choice. Tune in to this instead on Feb 24, 2026:
www.defiance.org/sotu

Tweet from @Propublica: We obtained the Dilley detention center’s 911 call logs. Among them are pleas for help for toddlers having trouble breathing, a pregnant woman who passed out and an elementary-school-aged girl having seizures.

This is where Minnesota toddlers are still being held. Even with parents who did nothing wrong.

Endling by Maria Reva: 9780385545310 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE • LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY...

Finally! I bought the book Endling by Maria Reva last year but didn't get to read it. Looking forward this weekend to diving into this story.
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Image of a Sophie Scarf knitted with gold color yarn.

Replenishing my energy by doing something normal - knitting my first Sophie scarf. #knitting
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February 18, 2026 Today Illinois governor J.B.

Heather Cox Richardson on Gov J.B. Pritzker's 2/18/26 State of the State address. A must read.
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BREAKING: MeidasTouch and MoveOn are hosting the People’s State of the Union on the National Mall as Dems boycott Trump’s address.

Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.

Watch on our YouTube.

Don’t know where this is from but I saved the graphic to use for proselytizing against GOP pedos.

Another private company capitulates to Trump — without even fighting back Capitulation never works.

Looks like Gallup won't be surveying how Americans feel about Trump's presidential performance in 2026. Another company capitulates. (2025 survey results still available, for now.)

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Secretary of State (state executive office)

Secretaries of State invited to meet with the FBI, DOJ, DHS & USPIS on Feb 25 to discuss their preparations for the mid-term elections. Elections are overseen by the states not the federal gov't. Tell your SOS that Trump can't nationalize elections. SOS contact info:
ballotpedia.org/Secretary_of...

I was recently gifted a pair of Meta glasses and I genuinely can't bring myself to activate them, they're in a drawer now and are likely to stay there forever

YouTube video by Status Coup News DILDOS Tossed at Trump’s ICE Agents in Wild Scene

Bad optics for Hennepin County law enforcement and MN State Patrol. It's going to take a LONG time before Minnesotans to trust them. And forget about responding to fundraising requests. Ain't gonna happen.
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YouTube video by NBC News Epstein survivors speak out after Attorney General Pam Bondi hearing

Well said, ladies.
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Starting now!!!

First You Write a Sentence by Joe Moran: 9780143134343 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books “Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help.” —The New York Times Book Review An exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal...

Today, I'm finding inspiration in sentences.
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